Health & Sanitation

Citizen social responsibility (CSR) is growing from strength to strength in the time of COVID-19. Citizen-led initiative Khaana Chahiye epitomises how individuals can make a difference when they come together for social change, especially in crises like the current pandemic. Khaana Chahiye was co-founded by Pathik Muni, Ruben Mascarenhas, Rakesh Singh, Shishir Joshi, Neeti Goel,...

Grundfos India, a global leader in pump solutions and water technology, announced the successful completion of the restoration of a mid-sized waterbody, the Annaikeni Pond in Sholinganallur, Chennai. Grundfos India partnered with Environmentalist Foundation of India (EFI) to restore the Annaikeni Pond. While this pond was built to be one of the sources of water for...

DCM Shriram Ltd has joined hands with Tata Trusts to raise awareness on menstrual hygiene among adolescent girls and women in and around its four sugar units in Hardoi & Lakhimpur Kheri, Uttar Pradesh. DCM Shriram has been working on health and hygiene for the last several years under its CSR programme. ‘Khushali Sehat’ its...

As the festive season comes to a close, and we are once again reminded of the endless onslaught of the pandemic, PNB MetLife Insurance Company draws back the focus on personal hygiene and safety, especially among adolescent girls and women as they display a heightened need for specific health and hygiene services. Together with LittleBigHelp...

19th November is celebrated as World Toilet Day as declared by the United Nations Organisation. The day is aimed at raising awareness about 4.2 billion people living without access to safely managed sanitation. It is intended at encouraging action to tackle the global sanitation crisis and achieve Sustainable Development Goal 6: water and sanitation...

For all the men out there who crib about Women's Day being a big deal, today is your day! November 19 is celebrated every year as International Men's Day. You are the yang to the yin, the purush to the prakriti, the Shiva to Shakti. It's not just women and minorities; men have also...

This will be the first Diwali in 100 years that will be celebrated during a raging pandemic. You and I may be safely ensconced at home with a box of sweets. However, for certain sections of society – senior citizens, families of migrants, those battling mental illness, ones lost their livelihood and others who...

The CSR arm of Mirae Asset Financial Group has increased the COVID-19 testing capabilities of 2 premier institutions in Mumbai and Thane. Mirae Asset Foundation (MAF) has donated 1 RNA extraction and 1 rt PCR machine and a laboratory freezer to the Haffkine Institute, Mumbai and 1 RNA extraction machine to the Rajiv Gandhi...

West Bengal Clinical Establishment Regulatory Commission (WBCERC) aka the Health Commission has directed Medica Superspecialty Hospital authorities in Kolkata to deposit Rs 10 lakh on its CSR account and utilize the funds for malnourished children. The WBCERC issued the order on Wednesday after it found that the Medica Superspecialty Hospital had collected money from the...

The biennial report, Burning Issues: The Global State of Tobacco Harm Reduction (GSTHR), published by UK-based public health agency Knowledge Action Change, finds that currently there are nine Safer Nicotine Products (SNPs) users for every 100 smokers globally, most of whom live in high-income countries. The India section of the global report states policy reforms...

Pfizer Inc has announced that its experimental COVID-19 vaccine was more than 90% effective. This marks a major milestone in the fight against a pandemic that has killed more than a million people, crashed the global economy, initiated labour crisis, rendered people jobless and uprooted the everyday life of millions of people. Pfizer along with...

Taking cognizance of the rising issues surrounding mental wellness in the country, Mpower Founder and Chairperson Neerja Birla and Bollywood icon Amitabh Bachchan have come together to address these concerns. In a freewheeling conversation, which was released on Mpower’s YouTube, Facebook, and Instagram pages, the two leaders touched upon the harsh realities of mental health,...